Katie's Picture Show: Living Art

Katie's adventures have almost always been about the magic of art coming alive. What if it really could happen? Well at the book launch for Katie & The Starry Night in Edinburgh last week, art really did come alive...

VISITING THE NATIONAL GALLERY?

Here's a list of paintings featured in Katie books, that you can find in the National Gallery collection, in London. See how many you can find!

Seurat's Bathers at Asnières – room 44

Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers - room 45

Monet's Waterlily Pond – room 43

Turner's Fighting Temeraire– room 34

Constable’s The Cornfield – room 34

Henri Rousseau's Surprised – room 45

Renoir's The Umbrellas – not currently on

display as at 20/2/12

Renoir's at the Theatre – room 44

Velazquez's Philip IV of Spain in Brown and

Silver – room 30

Murillo's Peasant Boy Sitting on a Sill – room

Ingres' Madame Moitessier Seated – room 41

Biography

Born in1964, James Mayhew's first book for children was Katie's Pictures Show, (Orchard Books 1989) establishing the long running series about a child's adventures in an art gallery. Many of his books have a cultural agenda and James is passionate about introducing children to art, music, opera, ballet and traditional tales.

He has made regular appearances at the National Galleries in Edinburgh and London and visits many schools, and arts and literary festivals.

James is a member of the Art Worker's Guild and the Society of Authors.

Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Living Art

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